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NASA Dryden test pilot Michael J. Adams
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Air Force test pilot Maj. Michael J. Adams stands beside X-15 ship number one. Adams was selected for the X-15 program in 1966 and made his first flight on Oct. 6, 1966. On Nov. 15, 1967, Adams made his seventh and final X-15 flight. The X-15 launched from the B-52, but during the ascent an electrical problem affected the X-15's control system. The aircraft crashed northwest of Cuddeback Lake, California, causing the death of Adams.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineNASA Dryden test pilot Michael J. Adams. NASA/AFRC, 1967-03-22. Public domain. ID: ECN-1651.
